General information |
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| Cobitis maroccana (Pellegrin, 1929) | ||
| Synonyms |
Cobitis taenia maroccana Pellegrin, 1929 Cobitis marrocana Pellegrin, 1929 |
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| IUCN Red List status (2014) | Vulnerable (VU) |
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| Habitat | Freshwater |
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| Systematics |
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Ostariophysi; Cypriniformes; Cobitidae. |
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| Geographical distribution | Morocco; Spain |
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| Occurrence | Endemic: Morocco Questionable: Spain |
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| Importance | Food; Ornamental |
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| Remarks | Nil |
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Karyological information |
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| Geographical area of study | Spain; Portugal | |
| Source of chromosomes | Gill and Kidney |
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| Number of specimens with sex | 61 (33 males; 24 females; 04 Unknown) |
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| Diploid chromosome number | 50 |
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| Karyotype formula | 6m+12sm+32a |
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| Fundamental arm number | 68 |
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| Chromosome length | Not reported |
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| Sex chromosome | Not reported |
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| Chromosome staining/banding/FISH | Ag-NORs detected in the biggest metacentric pair. |
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| Reference(s) |
Madeira JM, Collares-Pereira MJ, Elvira B (1992). Cytotaxonomy of Iberian loaches with some remarks on the karyological evolution of both families (Pisces, Cobitidae, Homalopteridae), Caryologia: International Journal of Cytology, Cytosystematics and Cytogenetics, 45(3-4): 273-281. |
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